In the course of the years the volumes in the Acoustical Imaging Series have developed to become well-known and appreciated reference works. Offering both a broad perspective on the state of the art in the field as well as an in-depth look at its leading edge research, this Volume 30 in the Series contains again an excellent collection of contributions, presented in five major categories:

InhaltsangabePreface Part I BIOMEDICAL IMAGING Performance of a Method to Standardize Breast Ultrasound Interpretation Using Image Processing and Case-Based Reasoning          M. André, M. Galperin, A. Berry, H. Ojeda-Fournier, M. O'Boyle, L. Olson, C. Comstock, A. Taylor, M. Ledgerwood High Resolution Ultrasonic Method for 3D Fingerprint Recognizable Characteristics In Biometrics Identification   R.Gr. Maev, E.Yu. Bakulin, A. Maeva, F. Severin Ultrasonic Detection of Metastases in Dissected Lymph Nodes of Cancer Patients E.J. Feleppa, J. Mamou, J. Machi, M. Hata, A. Coron, E. Yanagihara, P. Laugier Measurement of Mechanical Properties of Soft Tissue with Ultrasound Vibrometry I. Nenadich, M. Bernal, J. Greenleaf Vector Doppler Method Based on an Automatic Transverse Angle Tracking Procedure A. Dallai, E. Boni, L. Francalanci, P. Tortoli Proposal for Blood-Flow Imaging by Contrast Echo Using Counter-Crossed Beams T. Eura, K. Yoshida, Y. Watanabe, T. Takayasu, K. Nakamura, I. Akiyama Inverse Scattering Theory J. Wiskin, D. Borup, S. Johnson Inverse Scattering Results J. Wiskin, D. Borup, K. Callahan, Y. Parisky, J. Smith, M. André, S. Johnson      Multiple Scattering Contribution to Trabecular Bone Backscatter J. Wójcik, J. Litniewski, A. Nowicki ULAOP:  A Fully Open Ultrasound Imaging/Doppler System S. Ricci, L. Bassi, A. Cellai, A. Ramalli, F. Guidi, P. Tortoli The Use of Quality Metrics in Ultrasonic Strain Imaging A. Gee, G. Treece, L. Chen, R. Prager Applying Echoes Mean Frequency Shift for Attenuation Imaging in Tissue J. Litniewski, Z. Klimonda, A. NowickiPart II ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPYVisualization of Microvessels in Skin by Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Microscope Y. Saijo, K. Kobayashi, N. Hozumi, A. Tanaka, S. Sakai Technique for Visualization of Anisotropy of Biomedical Tissue by Shear Wave Acoustic Microscopy B.R. Tittmann, C. Miyasaka, E. Maeva, R.Gr. Maev High Frequency Ultrasound Imaging of Cartilage-Bone Complex Y. Hagiwara, Y. Saijo, A. Ando, K. Kobayashi, A. Tanaka, N. Hozumi, K. Hatori, E. Itoi UltraHigh Resolution Thin Film Thickness Delineation Using Reflection PhaseSensitive Acoustic Microscopy E.A. Mohamed, A. Kamanyi, M. von Buttlar, R. Wannemacher, K. Hillmann, W. Ngwa, W. Grill Signal Processing for Time-Lapse Cell Imaging with Vector-Colntrast Scanning Acoustic Microscopy M. von Buttlar, E.A. Mohamed, W. Grill Acoustic Microscopy Study of Properties and Microstructure of Synthetic and Natural Fiber Composite Materials I. Severina, J. Sadler, E.Y. Maeva Part III NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION A  Defect Localization Procedure Based on Warped Lamb Waves  L. De Marchi, A. Marzani, S. Caporale, N. Speciale Second Harmonic Detection Generated from Fastened Bolt M. Fukuda, K. Imano Inline Ultrasonic Array System for Monitoring Dynamic of  Coating Forming by Cold Spray Process M. Lubrick, S. Titov, V. Leshchynsky, R.Gr. Maev An Experimental Comparison of Thermographic and Acoustical Methods for Evaluation of Layered Structures R.Gr. Maev, D. Gavrilov, G. Ghodsi, E. Maeva Acoustic Microscope Inspection of Cylindrical Butt Laser Welds R.Gr. Maev, F. Severin Part IV SYSTEMS ANALYSIS Intracardiac Forward-Looking Ultrasound Imaging Catheters Using Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducers A. Nikoozadeh, I.O. Wygant, D.-S., Lin, Ö. Oralkan, K. Thomenius, A. Dentinger, D. Wildes, G. Akopyan, K. Shivkumar, A. Mahajan, D.N. Stephens, M. O'Donnell, D. Sahn, P.T. Khuri-Yakub Conformal Ultrasound Imaging System R.S. Singh, M.O. Culjat, M. Lee, D.B. Bennett, S. Natarjan, B.P. Cox, E.R. Brown, W.S. Grundfest, H. Lee AirCoupled Vibrom